Last season I headed to the Three Valleys for the first time in over a decade. I was there to visit Les Menuires which is below Val Thorens one valley over from Meribel. In this Les Menuires snowboarding review I will give three reasons why I would like to return: friendliness, freeride and the Three…

Skiing holidays in France are more popular than ski trips to any other country. But with over 300 resorts in France to choose from where should you go? Lucky for you we’ve pulled together this list of 13 of the best French ski resorts. Skiing holidays in France Accessibility plays a…

Are you aching to get back out on the slopes but your usual ski partner can’t make it? Maybe your ski buddies can’t get time off work, can’t afford it or simply don’t fancy it? Well don’t lose all hope, we have some ideas to tips for planning solo ski holidays…

In this guide to the best Three Valleys ski holidays in Meribel, we’ll introduce you to one of the most popular ski resorts in the Alps. Meribel is famed for its lively party scene and authentic chalets, and is part of the enormous ‘Les Trois Vallees’ (Three Valleys) ski area….

From Alpe d’Huez to Valloire and nearly every letter in between France mountain biking holidays offers a great destination for MTB riders. Ski resorts that transform to professionally run mountain bike parks with trails that feel as though they could run forever will leave you spoilt for choice. France mountain…

From the heights of Mont Blanc to the less-crowded peaks of the Pyrenees, France offers a winter wonderland of reliably snowy slopes and cosy chalets all year round. The perennial snows, easy access and high altitude make the French Alps the most popular from the UK. In this guide to France skiing holidays…

France is a country with plenty of contrast and lots of open space. That makes it ideal for trekking. Whether you want to scramble up mountains, explore windswept coasts, or hike through green countryside, you’ll find the France trekking itinerary for you. If it’s mountains you’re after, France has plenty….

Planning snowboarding weekends independently is never easy. I should know as for the last 8 years I have been planning them ‘with’ my mates. I say ‘with’ but the reality is they give opinions not solutions, and being the only one associated with the industry I get the job of…

Ski holiday specialists Alpine Elements and iGOSKI will be staging a Ski 4 Cancer challenge in the French ski resort of La Tania on both Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th of March 2014. Individuals or teams will be challenged to ski the vertical height of either Mont Blanc…

It’s a question that’s decades old in the skiing world: Which are the 10 biggest ski resorts in the world? The answer is not really disputed, the 3 Valleys in France with 600km of lift-linked piste in resorts such as Meribel, Courcheval, La Tania and Val Thorens is the biggest….

If you’re looking to build and create your very own snowboarding trip at some of the best resorts in the French and Austrian Alps then Alpine Elements snowboarding holidays come highly recommended. Combining the freedom of choice associated with bespoke packages and affordable mainstream snowboarding trip rates, you can get…

If you’ve ever booked a skiing holiday you’ll know that there’s a big distinction between niche operators and mainstream packages. For one, niche ski trips tend to cost a whole lot more but then they do offer far more freedom of choice than a mainstream package. With Alpine Elements skiing…

Thanks to its outstanding natural, historical and cultural assets the Rhone-Alpes region in south-east France has a deserved reputation as a prime tourist destination. Flights to Grenoble take you from the UK to mountains in under 2 hours and it’s these peaks that are the region’s main draw with almost…

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